Toilet-paper holder



March 13-, @1928.

W. L. WHITESIDES TOILET PAPER HOLDER Filed Feb. 8. 1926 IN V EN TOR:

Patented Mar. 13, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

\VALTER L. WHITESIDES, OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

TOILET-PAPER HOLDER.

Application filed February 8, 1926. Serial No. 86,818.

This in vention' relates to toilet paper bold are and the general objectthereof is to provide a simple and inexpensive device on which a roll oftoilet paper may be readily placed. and effectively maintained thereonin such manner that the paper may be withdrawn and severed from the rollas required.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing which forms a partof this specification, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my holder secured on a wall in positionto receive a roll of toilet paper.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my holder with a roll of toilet papermounted thereon.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a roll or" toilet paper shown in theact of being placed on my holder.

Fig. 4: is.a view showing my holder in side elevation and a roll oftoilet paper in longitudinal section mounted on the holder in positionfor use.

My holder is made of a single piece of wire 1 which is bent upon itselfat 2 and 3,

to form a vertical base member 4, twistedv together from a point midwaybet-ween the lower and upper ends of said base member in the form of anoutstanding horizontal supporting member 5, and its ends bentvertieally, one downwardly as at 6 and the other upwardly as at 7 andthen bent upon themselves, one upwardly as at 8 and the other downwardlyas at 9 to form vertical end holding members 10 and 11, which extenddownwardly and upwardly from the supporting member 5.

The wire 1 is bent at the lower and upper ends 2 and 3 of the basemember 4 in the form oi eyelets 12 and 13 to receive screws '14 and 15which are driven into the wall 1.6

to secure the device thereon in position to hold an ordinary roll oftoilet paper 17 which is rolled with an axial opening 18.

The roll of paper 17 is placed on the holder by slipping the same overthe end holding members 10 and 11 onto the suppp rting member 5, theopening 18 in the roll being large enough for the members 10 and 11 topass therethrough. as shown in Fig. 3, and the length of the supportingmember 5 being sufficient to take the roll between the base member 4.and the holding members 10 and 11, with the upper side of the rollopening 18 resting upon the supporting member 5 and, the end holdingmember 11. extending up *ardly from said opening over the outer end ofthe roll and holding the roll on the supporting member so that the rollwill not slide oif the outer end of said supporting member as shown inFigs. 2 and 4.

The free end 20 of the roll 17 may be drawn oil the roll as required,the roll turning on the supporting member 5 as the paper is withdrawnand unwound therefrom.

My holder is reversible, that is to say, it may be secured on the wallwith the lower end of the base member 4 and the end holdingmember 10uppermost.

What I claim is:

1. A toilet paper holder comprising a single piece of wire having anintermediate twisted portion forming a horizontal stem for rotatablysupporting a roll or paper, one end of said stem having right angularextensions bent in opposite directions, forming loops of correspondinglength adapted to be inserted through the opening in and to engage theedge of said paper roll, for re taining the same in position for use,and legs formed at the opposite ends of said stem for attachment to awall, as described.

2. A device for holding a roll of toilet paper having a central openingtherein composed of a single piece of wire having the ends thereofformed into loops extending in opposite directions, and its intermediateportions twisted together to term a stem, and loops extending inopposite directions from the inner end of said stem :tor operablysupporting the holder in position for use, said end loops beinginsertible through the opening and adapted to engage the outer edge ofsaid paper roll for removably supporting the same in position for use.

WALTER L. WHITESIDES.

